Luis A. Velez

Luis A. Velez, 41, of Chicago, Ill., died on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at his home in Chicago, Ill.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Ramon and Elba (Diaz) Velez of East Stroudsburg.

Luis was living in the Chicago area for the past three years and prior to that he resided in the Texas area. He was employed as a network architect and operator engineer for many companies throughout the world. He was of the Catholic faith.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by three children, Anna Elba Velez, Gretchen Lorraine Velez and Alejandro Luis Velez, all of Fort Worth, Texas; a brother, Raymond Velez and his wife, Ting, of East Stroudsburg; and a sister, Loria Velez of East Stroudsburg.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Carmen Perry officiating. There will be a visitation from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the funeral home. Cremation will follow the services.